Alternate-current commutator-motor.



V. A. FYNN.

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APPLICATION FILED H0126, 1909.

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' 960,884. Patented- June 7, 1910.

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V. A. FYNN.

ALTERNATE cunnnn'r connu'rnon mo'ron.

APPLIOATION FILED H0128, 1909.

960,884, Patent zed June 7, 1910.

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VALEBE ALFRED FYNN, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

ALTERNATE-CURRENT COMMUTATOR-MOTOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 7, 1910.

Application filed November 26, 1809. Serial No. 529,910.

Toaall whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VALicRn ALFRED FYNN, a subject of the King of England, residing at London, England, have invented a certain new and useful Alternate-Current Commutator-Motor, of which the following is such a full, clear, and exact description as will enable anyone skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawin formingpart of this specificatlon.

invention relates more particularly to singlzs phase induction commutator motors, its object being to provide improved means for "starting and. operating such machines.

Motors of this type are generally started as series induction motors, the induced member being closed along an axis displaced with respect to the resultant magnetlzation due to the inducing windings in circuit at the moment of starting. In the known arrangethe starting operation the an ments such, motors are. converted into machines with a shunt characteristic, after a suflicient speed has been reached, by closing the induced member along at least one more axis. If only one inducing winding is made use of then neither of the axes along-which the induced member isv closed will coincide with that of the inducin winding after the conversion with the resu t that the s eed of the motor will dro' ofi very consi erably with increasing loa If two displaced in-' ducin windings are used then they are connectef in series relation at starting and one of them is gradually switched out, or the ampere turnstherein are gradually diminished, as the motor speeds up. In this last own arrangement the axis of the-resultant magnetization due to the inducing winding is gradually made to approach the axis along which the induced member is closed at starting and these two axes are made to coincide when the motor has been converted into one with a shunt characteristic. Although the. working conditions in this last arrangement are the best possible, yet it is in many cases undesirable to vary during 1e of displacement between the axis of t e stator magnetization and the axis along which the i duced member is closed at starting; further I more,

it is of great advantage to be able to reduce the number of stator turns connected in series between the terminals during some time of the starting performance to a number below that whlch will be so connected .manently connected in series in normal 0 ration thereby greatly increasing the maxlmum available torque. In other words, it is often of advantage to increase the volm per turn in the inducing winding at starting. In case two displaced inducing windings connected in series relation are made use of, then one of these windings is all in at starting and is gradually switched out or the ampere turns therein are gradually reduced to zero. The torque is small at first, rises to a maximum, then rapidl diminishes 'becoming zero when one 0; the inducing windings has been switched out. This is obviously an undesirable condition and has the further disadvantage of necessitating the use of copper on the stator which is idle in normal operation.

According to the present invention, all the stator copper can, when dwired, be made use of in normal operation. A eater torque is secured vby raising the v0 ts per turn in the inducing wind .at starting beyond their normal value an by retaining to the end a favorable displacement between the axis of the resultant stator magnetization and the axis along which the induced member is closed at starti In the accompanying drawings, l igure 1 discloses a motor embodying this invention in which the stator inducing windings only are connected to the mains at starting, and Fig. 2 shows a similar machine in which the induced member as well as the inducing windings are connected to the mains at starting.

Referring to Fig. 1, the main 1 is connected to the stator winding 3 at 21 throu h switch 20 and the main 2 is connected by switch 5 to the stator windin 4 displaced from 3. These two stator win ings are perat 15 and switch 5 stands on point 17 in normal 0 ration. Under normal operating conditions the magnetization due to 3 and 4 is coaxial with line 18, 19. The induced member is provided with a commuted winding 11 closed by way of the brushes 6, 7 along this line 18, 19. This closed circuit may contain some regulatable inductive or non-inductive resistance 13 controlled at 14, or it may be directly short-circuited. Another set of brushes 9, l0 displaced from 6, 7 is disposed on 11 and ada ted to be short-circuited by switch 12 or cl bsed by that same switch so as to include a compensating-E. M. F. in that circuit. In the example shown in Fig.

1, this compensating E. M. F. is derived from an auxiliary winding 8, preferably disposed alonguthe line 18, 19. This compensating E. .L F. can, however, be derived from any other source or in any other manner, it bein noted that its phase should %proximate y coincide with that of the M. F. impressed on the inducing winding. At starting, switch 20 stands on point 21 and switch 5 on point 15, and winding 4 is therefore out of circuit. The motor starts with a powerful torque and as its speed increases, approaching the synchronous, 13, if used, is short-circuited and switch 12 is closed, after which winding 4 is included in the stator circuit by means of switch 5 and either gradually or suddenly and switch 12 is so adjusted as to compensate the motor to the. desired extent. All of the stator windings are then active and the brushes 6, 7 stand in the best possible position. Should it be desired to reduce the current taken by the motor at the moment when it is first connected to the mains, then a light starting winding such as 24 and coaxial to 3 may be used in series with 3. 'In such case switch 20 would be placed on point 23 when closing the motor circuit and gradually moved down to 21 the rest of the operation being as previously described.

In Fig. 2 the induced member has been included in the starting circuit, being connected in series with 3 by way of the'brushes 9, 10. When 20 stands on 21 and the motor has reached a suflicient speed, the brushes 6, 7 are preferably short-circuited, switch 12 is closed and switch 5 is brought over to point 17 The winding 24 may be left out in this combination as well as in that shown in the first figure. The resistance 13 need not be made use of in either case.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by LettersPatent of the United States, is:

1. In an alternating current motor, the combination with an inducing member rovided with a main inducing winding an an auxiliary winding displaced therefrom'and inactive at starting, of an induced member closed by means of working brushes along an axis displaced from that of the main inducing winding, means for closing the circuit of the induced member along a second axis, and means for connecting the auxiliary winding in series relation with the main inducing winding.

2. In an alternating current motor, the combination with an inducing member rovided with a main inducing winding an an auxiliary winding displaced therefrom and inactive at starting, of an induced member closed by means of working brushes along an axis displaced from that of the main inducing winding, means for closing the circuit of the induced member along a second axis, and means for placing a variable number of turns of the auxiliary winding in series with the main inducing winding.

3. In an alternating current motor, the combination with an inducing member provided with a main inducing winding and an auxiliary winding displaced therefrom and inactive at starting, of an induced member closed by means of workin brushes along an axis displaced from that 0% the main inducing winding, means for impressing a compensating E. M. F. on the induced member along a second axis, and means for connecting the'auxiliary winding in series relation with the main inducing winding.

4. In an alternating current motor, the combination with an inducing member provided with a main inducing winding and an auxiliary winding displaced therefrom and inactive at starting, of an induced member connected in series relation with the inducing member by means of exciting brushes, working brushes for closing the circuit on the induced member along an axis dis laced from that of the main inducing win ing, means for short-circuiting the exciting brushes, and means for connecting the auxiliary winding in series relation with the main inducing winding.

5. In an alternating current motor, the combination with an inducing member rovided with a main inducing winding an an auxiliary winding dis laced therefrom and inactive at starting, 0 an induced member connected in series relation with the inducing member by means of exciting brushes, working brushes for closing the circuit on the induced member along an axis displaced from that of the main inducing windin means for impressing a compensatingE. F. on the exciting brushes, and means for connecting the auxiliary winding in serial relation with the main inducing winding.

6. In an alternating current inotor, the combination with an inducing member provided with a main inducing winding and an auxiliary winding displaced therefrom and inactive at starting, of an induced member connected in series relation with the inducing member by means of exciting brushes, working brushes for closing the circuit on the induced member along an axis coinciding with the axis of the resultant magnetization produced by the main and auxiliary windings during normal operation, means for impressing a compensating E. M. F. on the exciting brushes, and means for connecting the auxiliary windin in series relation with the main inducing winding.

7. In an alternating current motor, the combination with an inducing member rovided with a main inducing winding an an auxiliary winding displaced therefrom and inactive at starting, of an induced member closed by means of working brushes along an axis coinciding with the axis of the resultant magnetization produced by the main and auxiliary windings during normal operation, means for closing the circuit of the induced member along 'a second axis, and means for connecting the auxiliary winding in series relation with the main inducing winding.

8. In an alternating current motor, the combination with an inducing member rovided with a main inducing winding an an auxiliary winding displaced therefrom and inactive at starting, of an induced member closed by means -of working brushes along an axis displaced from that of the main inducing winding, means for closing the circuit of the induced member along a second axis, means for connecting the auxiliary winding in series relation with the main inducing winding, the number of efl'e ctive turns of the main inducing winding.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

VALERE ALFRED FYNN. [1. 8.]

Witnesses E. E. HUFFMAN, ELIZABETH BAILEY.

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